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The MTA and the city’s transit union inked a deal Wednesday that will create hundreds of “customer service ambassador” posts throughout Big Apple subway stations.

The 355 workers will roam station mezzanines and platforms so they can be more available to riders who have questions or issues about routes, service, or Metrocard machines, according to Transport Workers Union Local 100.

TWU workers who are currently in station agent roles will be able to volunteer for the ambassador job, which will pay an extra $1 more than their current hourly rates.

The MTA will still keep station agents at each stop at all times, instead of replacing them with the ambassadors, said TWU officials.

“Riders will get better customer service and our members will get access to new, better-paying jobs,” said TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano.

Since there will not be enough ambassador shifts to cover all stations at all times, the MTA will prioritize the busiest stations, including Grand Central, Times Square, and Penn Station, said MTA officials.

“We’re fundamentally changing our approach to customer service in order to give real-time and better information across the system- and that includes significant face-to-face customer service enhancements,” said MTA spokesman Jon Weinstein. “We’re giving our front-line staff more and better information that they can directly convey to riders.”

Ambassadors will also get iPhones that they can use to look up information for riders and communicate with other workers.